formal rings

A leaping rabbit is crafted of sterling silver that circles the finger. Mexican artisan Fransisco Sanchez designs this energetic wrap ring, given a combination of finishes.

Hope and magic come flying into your life, taking the form of these dazzling hoop earrings by Martha Vargas. The artisan—from Mexico—uses traditional techniques to create these enchanting pieces, whose butterfly wing shape exudes sweet grace.

Ceneotl was the Mesoamerican goddess of rain and childbirth, often depicted as a frog or with frog-like features. Rosa Rojo shares images form Mexico's folklore, tradition, and pre-Hispanic peoples in her jewelry. Crafted of sterling silver, the frog on this sterling silver ring is inspired by depictions of the animal and the goddess in pre-Hispanic art.

Let this feline spirit showcase your playful nature, alive in the refined forms that compose this wrap ring. Crafted in the Mexican region, Francisco Sanchez's sterling silver design boasts a combination of oxidized and polished finishes that add a mysterious vibe.

Twin felines embrace your days with sinuous and refined sensations, conveyed through the forms that compose this wrap ring. Made in the Mexican region, Francisco Sanchez's sterling silver design showcases a combination of oxidized and polished finishes that add a mystic vibe.

This adorable key fob is hand crafted by Claudio Ojeda in Mexico. The panda alebrije is carved from copal wood and painted in black and white and myriad patterns and shapes in pink and purple. The wood figurine adorns a stainless steel key ring. The artisan signs his pieces with the initials "T.C.", which represent his initial "C" preceded by his mother Teresita's initial "T". Claudio learned the art of crafting alebrijes from his mother.

The folk art tradition of alebrijes dates back to the 1930's in Mexico City. A man named Pedro Linares was taken ill, and in his fevered dreams he saw a strange land populated with curious creatures--a donkey with wings, a rooster with bull's horns, and a lion with the head of a dog. The beasts all shouted "alebrije! alebrije!". Upon his recovery, Linares began recreating the fantastical creatures he had seen in his dream. The art form gained popularity, and alebrijes are now made of wood as well as papier mache.